Question

In a class election,the votes of the two candidates were in the ratio 4:5. If there were 45 students in the class, how many did each get?

Answer 1

4:5= two candidates
= two shares
= 4+5=9
1st= 4/9*45=20
2nd= 5/9*45=25

So 4:5 each gets 20:25